Hitachi L37X01AU, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ion Please read this user manual carefully before operating this product To ensure proper operation please read and follow ALL the instructions especially the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS and SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Please keep this user manual for future reference ...

Page 3: ... OSD system 39 DTT Main Menu List 39 Installing Channels 40 Restoring Channels 40 Channel Selections 41 Making Favorite List 42 Information Banner 42 Digital Teletext 43 Electronic Program Guide EPG 43 Subtitle 44 Parental Guidance 44 Audio Language MPEG Dolby Digital 44 Digital Audio Output 44 Change Pin 45 Local Time 45 Checking DTT System Information 45 Jump to TV Setup Menu 45 FUNCTION 46 Size...

Page 4: ...her products and company names used in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Tra ademark Credits Ⴠ VGA and XGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Ⴠ VESA is a registered trademark of the Video Electronics Standard Association Ⴠ HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HD...

Page 5: ...ory action The contents will be clearly indicated in an illustration or nearby the symbol at the left indicates that the power plug should be disconnected from the power outlet WARNING There is a risk of fire electric shock or serious injury Unplug the power cord immediately when serious problems occur Serious problems such as Ⴠ Smoke abnormal odor or sound comes out from the product Ⴠ No picture ...

Page 6: ... shock do not touch the product when starts lightning Disconnect the plug from the power outlet Do not do anything that may damage the power cord Ⴠ Do not damage modify twist forcibly bend heat or pull excessively the power cord Ⴠ Do not place heavy objects including the unit itself on top of the power cord Ⴠ If the power cord is damaged contact your dealer for repairs or exchange Use only with de...

Page 7: ...of the image on the CRT based television Disconnect all of the external connection cables and detach the anti tumble measures before moving the unit Ɣ It may cause fire electrical shock or personal injuries Connect the power plug securely Ɣ Improper connection will cause overheating and may result in fire Ɣ Do not touch the blades of the plug while connecting it to the wall socket It could cause e...

Page 8: ...it Ɣ The panel surface is specially coated to reduce the reflection and cut infrared radiation thus wipe the panel with a lint free and dry cloth in order to prevent damage to the coating Ɣ Do not use a chemical cloth or cleaner Depending on the ingredients it may cause discoloration and damage on the coating Ɣ Do not wipe with a hard cloth or rub hard It may damage the coating Ɣ In case of the gr...

Page 9: ...he display surface In addition do not impact strongly on the surface of the panel because LCD panel is made with fine processing glass ŏ Residual image When a still image or menu is displayed on the screen for a short time about a minute and then switches to another image it may leave an after image on the screen The residual image will disappear on its own ŏ The Usage under the Low Temperature En...

Page 10: ...See the user manual of desktop stand about the installation The type of power plug provided may be different from this drawing for some countries 2 Connection 15 21 Connect the power cord to the rear panel L37X01AU L42X01AU ཱ Connect to the aerial lead and external equipment Example Connecting aerial lead through DVD STB ི Connect the plug into the wall socket after all other connections are compl...

Page 11: ...ear as and enter 0000 as your initial password ུ Select one of the scanning methods from Manual scan Quick scan or Auto scan TV Then go to with TV channel installation Press button to access TV Main Menu ཱ Select Setup from Main Menu ི Select Auto scan From Setup menu and press button ཱི Select Search to turn the local channels automatically NOTE Ɣ If you want to change the setting after completing...

Page 12: ...Main Power Switch on the left side for L37X01AU Main Power Switch on the right side for L42X01AU Rear Panel L37X01AU L42X01AU Side Input Power Cord Socket Terminal Board External Device Connection Control Panel see below for details Please refer to 15 21 for the detailed information for the connections ཱ 4 3 8 6 7 5 ཱ ི L37X01AU L42X01AU ...

Page 13: ...PONENT NAMES continued Main Unit continued Control Panel L37X01AU Sub Power button Menu button Channel Up S button Channel Down T button Volume Up f button Volume Down ebutton Input Select OK button L42X01AU ...

Page 14: ...andby mode when the selected time period has elapsed 0ĺ30ĺ60ĺ90ĺ120min Input Select DVD Control Press these buttons to change input mode In addition you can use these buttons while operating the selected brand of DVD player Program List It displays program list in DTT mode Favorite List It displays favorite list in DTT mode Recall Press this button shows the input signal status Picture Mode Pictur...

Page 15: ... in physical injury and or property damage including fire Ⴠ Never mix used and new batteries in the device Ⴠ Replace all the batteries in a device at the same time Ⴠ Remove the batteries if the remote control is not going to be used for an extended period of time To avoid possible failure read the following instructions and handle the remote control properly Ɣ Do not drop or have an impact on the ...

Page 16: ...oid increasing the internal temperature Make sure not to block any ventilation holes Do not install the television in the small space such as inside the rack closet or the box Leave more than 10cm of clearance from each side of television and 30cm from the top of television to wall Without Swivel function Leave at least 10cm of clearance behind rear unit With Swivel function Leave at least 35cm of...

Page 17: ... AV2 AV3 Monitor Out PC RGB HDMI Analog Audio Input PC Connection Terminal D Sub 15 pin HDMI 1 and HDMI 2 Optical Out Digital Audio Side HDMI 3 Headphone Terminal AV4 Connecting Procedure This unit is ready for various kinds of connections Make a connection in the following steps Be sure to unplug the power cord from the wall socket first when connecting external equipment 1 Connect Power Cord to ...

Page 18: ...the RF cable from the equipment Out to the other equipment In 4 Then connect from the equipment Out to ANT on the LCD screen socket Example Connecting Antenna through STB and VCR Precautions when connecting the aerial Ɣ Please use a coaxial cable which is free from interference to connect the aerial Avoid using a parallel flat feeder wire as interference may occur causing reception to be unstable ...

Page 19: ...s recommended for higher quality picture AV3 can be connected to the equipment with S Video output and Composite output If your external device has a S Video terminal S Video connection is recommended for higher quality picture NOTE Ɣ If both S video and Composite Video input terminals of AV3 are connected at the same time S Video will have its priority OUT VCR DVD player recorder Set Top Box Exam...

Page 20: ...hm terminal the same image and sound from composite AV3 AV4 or DTT TV signal can be displayed to the external television NOTE Ɣ Video output is not available from component RGB or HDMI input PC connection terminal D sub 15 pin PC RGB HDMI Analog Audio Input terminal connected to PC which allows Analog RGB signal L37X01AU L42X01AU Example OUT IN Mini stereo plug or Example OUT IN Mini stereo plug o...

Page 21: ... input terminal This terminal can be used in one of the following cases only The external device is connected to the PC RGB terminal of the TV ཱ 7KH DVI output of an external device is connected to the HDMI 1 terminal using the HDMI DVI cable ི The DVI output of an external device is connected to the HDMI 2 terminal using the HDMI DVI cable ཱི 7KH DVI output of an external device is connected to th...

Page 22: ...ite output For L42X01AU If your external device has an S Video terminal S Video connection is recommended for higher quality picture NOTE Ⴠ If both S video and Video input terminals of AV4 are connected at the same time S Video will have its priority For L42X01AU Headphone The audio from the speaker will be muted when connecting the headphone to this terminal Mini Stereo Plug IN OUT Camcorder DVD ...

Page 23: ...grounded outlet and make sure that the cord is properly grounded If you use a power source converter plug use an outlet with a ground terminal and screw down the ground line Ɣ Ensure that both ends of power cord are easily accessible Ɣ If you have to change the power cord please use the certified power cord that meets your region s safety standard Information z How to secure the power cord and cab...

Page 24: ...1AU L42X01AU on the left side on the right side Main Power switch Main Power switch Indicating Lamp Sub Power button The Indicating Lamp Status Indicating Lamp Status Power Status Power Switch Status Off Off Main power Off Red Standby mode Main power On Sub Power button Off Green On Main power On Sub Power button On Orange Power Save mode Main power On Sub Power button On NOTE Ⴠ If the image does ...

Page 25: ... By pressing Input Select button you can switch the input Ⴠ To watch actual broadcast press Input Select button on the control panel the numeric buttons DTT TV button or Channel Up Down button on the remote control Ⴠ To display the image outputting from the external equipment connected to each terminal DTT TV AV1 4 HDMI1 3 and RGB select corresponding mode 1 Press Input Select buttons on the remot...

Page 26: ...41 42 The display will go out in approximately 5 seconds DTT TV 1 ABCDE ź OFF Min VIDEO AV1 Component OFF Min RGB RGB H 48 4 kHz V 60 1 Hz OFF Min Start time End time 06 0072 Now SD ABCDE Program name Broadcasting time Channel name C Signal Type Rating Channel number Program progress indicator Input Mode Input horizontal frequency Input vertical frequency TV position Name Sound mode Input mode Sig...

Page 27: ...ress buttons The selected item will be highlighted in Yellow 3 Press button to set your selection The selected menu page will be displayed on the screen 4 Use buttons to choose the item on the MENU page Press button to set your selection 5 Use buttons to adjust the item values or choose options Press button to set your selection 6 To exit from the menu press button NOTE Ⴠ The OSD menu screen will ...

Page 28: ...d System 27 DNR 31 Color System 28 MPEG NR 31 Skip 28 Film Mode 31 Manual Tuning Anteena Att 28 3D Comb Filter 31 Fine Tuning 28 Picture Size 31 Sort 28 Picture TV AV Picture TV A V Reset 31 Setup TV Teletext Language 28 Contrast 36 Video Power Save 50 Brightness 36 Setup AV Reset 50 Color Temperature 36 Auto Adjust 35 Back Light 36 Image Position 35 Picture RGB Reset 36 Horizontal Clock 35 Audio ...

Page 29: ...art searching Position Press channel up down buttons to input position number 1 125 or channel number C or S Search the frequency by using button when Auto Tuning Mode is set to position Frequency When Auto Tuning Mode is set to Direct this function is not available grayed out Name 1 Move the cursor to the first digit and select the letters with buttons 2 Move to the next digit with button 3 Press...

Page 30: ...on will automatically skip unavailable channels when set to on Off Manual Tuning Anteena Att On The noise on the screen or interference could be reduced in case that the receiving field strength are too strong The selection on this item is applied to all the channels Fine Tuning 56 56 X Increase the frequency data for the main tuner W Decrease the frequency data for the main tuner Sort You can cha...

Page 31: ...le channel number and method differ depending on the modes Position or Direct of Auto tuning See 27 for the details ŏ If you have tuned channels with Position mode The position number of 0 125 of which you have tuned with Position mode can be selected by using numeric buttons on the remote control ŏ If you have tuned channels with Direct mode Input the number 001 012 displayed as C1 C12 or 021 069...

Page 32: ...ie Contrast 31 31 This adjusts the contrast to meet the lighting environment by using button Brightness 31 31 With this function black is adjusted to change the overall brightness by using button Color 31 31 It can adjust color density based on your preference by using button Sharpness 15 15 Preferred sharpness can be adjusted by pressing button for softer image or button for sharper image Tint 31...

Page 33: ...r the gap But when display is no available in Cinema size This function only works for TV Composite Component and HDMI input Reset Each item on this menu screen can be restored to the original factory settings by pressing button Information The settings of the item indicated by can be automatically stored depending on the signal mode NOTE About Film Mode Ⴠ The image might not look natural dependin...

Page 34: ...atrix Surround is enabled adjusting the Balance will not completely mute any one speaker Off Matrix Surround On The surround sound is mixed to left and right in order to create the illusion of virtual surround speakers Recommendation when the Matrix Surround is on ensure the Balance is set to 0 for optimum surround sound effect Off Dynamic Bass On Dynamic Bass gives you the enhanced bass sound Low...

Page 35: ...hich you may find useful Timer Off Timer ŻŹ Adjust Return Min Selected Items Setup hint Min 30Min 60Min 90Min Off Timer 120Min This function automatically sets the power to Standby mode when the selected time period has elapsed Information One minute before the time you set the screen will display Time off within one minute ...

Page 36: ...und mode display appears in yellow as shown Also when receiving NICAM signals NICAM display will appear Each time I II button is pressed the display is switched in the sequence of following Green Yellow Yellow ˮ ʳ ˮ ϰ Green Yellow Yellow ˮ ʳ ˮ ϰ NICAM NICAM I Main language Primary Sound II Sub language Secondary Sound ź force mono This selects main language or primary sound Stereo broadcast With s...

Page 37: ...ndition with this function In that case please adjust each item manually Image Position Press button and button to adjust the horizontal and vertical display positions For example When user connect PC terminal to LCD TV set PC Display card provide timing is 1024x768 60Hz that Horizontal range 100 100 and Vertical range 22 22 Horizontal Clock 31 31 Minimize the vertical stripes on the screen Clock ...

Page 38: ...tness 31 31 With this function black is adjusted to change the overall brightness by using button Cool Normal Warm Color Temperature User You can select from 3 settings default Cool Normal Warm depending on the color condition with buttons You can adjust the setting in User item Back Light 20 20 Adjust the brightness of the Back Light for the maximum visibility Reset Each item on this menu screen ...

Page 39: ... Press button 2 Select Setup menu and press button 3 Select Teletext Language and press button Setup Auto Tuning Manual Tuning Fine Tuning Sort Teletext Language Select OK Set Return Selected Items Setup hint Teletext Language Select Teletext Language from 5 different categories West Europe East Europe Russian Arabic and Farsi According to the area West Europe Asian countries where the Teletext Is...

Page 40: ...se the revealed answer Reveal To return to actual broadcast temporarily while searching for the Teletext page you request When the search is done the designated page will be displayed on the upper left of the screen Press again to return to Teletext page Cancel To access the link pages which are displayed at the bottom of the page Select the buttons corresponding to the colors of the letters on sc...

Page 41: ...nput the part of OSD might not be displayed in 4 3 mode To display fully select the other display size with button Refer to 46 TV Setup Edit channels Parental guidance Installation General settings System DTT Main Menu Menu button DTT Main Menu List Check the reference page for details Menu Function Page TV Setup This jumps to the TV main menu containing Analog TV functions such as Picture menu an...

Page 42: ... buttons and press button NOTE x If you are uncertain about the area please select Auto scan method or contact the local dealer in your area x Auto scan Searches every channel The message Auto scan will take more than 10 minutes Do you want to continue Select Yes and press button to precede it Restoring Channels This restores the all channel settings 1 Press button on the remote control in DTT mod...

Page 43: ... the channel in Favorite list please refer to 42 Selecting by Number Enter the number the last 4 digits based on the list by using numeric buttons on the remote control An empty information banner shows up with the entered number Channel is switched if the number is valid If the entered number is not valid for one of the setup channels it automatically selects the closest channel Using the Electro...

Page 44: ...play information by changing channel Whenever a channel is switched the TV displays the banner containing the brief channel information name of channel and program etc x Display information by changing channel The TV displays not only brief information but also program description Each time button is pressed it displays information by following order Brief Channel Information Æ Current Program Des...

Page 45: ...st the EPG screen with the following remote control keys Button Select a channel program Display information Select a program from the list Ⴠ 7KH SLFWXUH RI VHOHFWHG SURJUDP LV GLVSOD HG DW ORZHU ULJKW VFUHHQ Ⴠ 7KH GHWDLOHG LQIRUPDWLRQ RI VHOHFWHG SURJUDP LV GLVSOD HG DW ORZHU OHIW VFUHHQ Select a channel Ⴠ 7KH SLFWXUH RI VHOHFWHG SURJUDP LV GLVSOD HG DW ORZHU ULJKW VFUHHQ Ⴠ 7KH GHWDLOHG LQIRUPDWL...

Page 46: ...th buttons select the audio language and press button Digital Audio Output This enables you to select the optical digital audio output between PCM and Dolbyp digital 1 Press button to display DTT main menu 2 Select General setting and press button 3 Select Audio setting and button 4 With button select either PCM or Dolby Digital and press button NOTE x In case that MPEG audio is selected by using ...

Page 47: ...on setup Change pin Local time Subtitle setting New password Confirm new password Current time zone Greenwich mean time Adelaide Aust Brisbane Aust Canberra Aust Darwin Aust Melbourne Aust Perth Aust Sydney Aust Tasmania Aust General settings Option setup Change pin Local time Subtitle setting Audio setting Press ŻŹto select Then press OK Checking DTT System Information This can display current DT...

Page 48: ...ze and horizontally squeezed Information Aspect ratio represents horizontal vertical ratio on screen Watching High Definition Picture 720p 1080i 1080p HDMI only DTT AV1 2 HDMI1 3 Only Full mode signal output 9 16 3 16 or 21 9 4 NOTE Ⴠ The size will fix as Full mode and not change when receiving High Definition Picture 720p 1080i 1080p HDMI only Ⴠ If the images from High Difinition Picture has blac...

Page 49: ...de AV1 4 Input Control on the side with Speaker Icon Audio is output from the selected picture with the speaker icon Switch the Input modes HDMI1 3 on the Main Screen Switch the Input modes DTT TV and AV1 4 or change Channels on the Sub Screen 1 To shift the speaker icon press button Ɣ The speaker icon will be shifted from A to B back and forth 2 To change the channel of the of the Sub Screen Ɣ Ma...

Page 50: ...ll be displayed in front of the Input mode indication 2 To change the channel of the Sub screen Ɣ Make sure that mark is located on the Sub screen Ɣ Press to select channels 3 To change the Input mode of the Sub screen Ɣ Make sure that the speaker icon is located next to the Input mode indication of the Sub screen lower Ɣ Press Input Select buttons on the remote control DTT TV AV3 4 and HDMI 1 3 a...

Page 51: ...at mark is located on the Sub screen Ɣ Press to select channels 3 To change the Input mode of the Sub screen Ɣ Make sure that the speaker icon is located next to the Input mode indication of the Sub screen Upper Ɣ Press Input Select buttons on the remote control DTT TV AV3 4 and HDMI 1 3 are available 4 To exit from the Multi Picture mode press button NOTE Ɣ You cannot select input on both sides s...

Page 52: ...ing on in Video Power Save AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 HDMI1 3 Power Save Orange Turns On automatically Returning to operating status Ɣ Press the Input Select button of the control panel or the remote control to restart the television When the RGB input is selected When this unit is connected to a VESA DPMS computer the Power Save mode Operation mode Off can be set to be activated automatically when the compu...

Page 53: ...en press buttons 3 Confirm the setting After setting the manufacturer and type press the Power On Off button on the remote control If the DVD dose not switch ON repeat setp 1 and 2 using other manufacturer types as listed DVD Selection Manufacturers of DVD Player Set Manufacturer Set type Manufacturers of DVD Player Set Manufacturer Set type HITACHI RCA FUNAI Mitsubishi Pioneer ONKYO RED Panasonic...

Page 54: ... or No signal Database is Empty Ɣ Check aerial lead if it is disconnected damaged misaligned in DTT mode Ɣ Check with your dealer if it is out of signal area or not in DTT mode Symptom and Check List Symptoms Check list Page No picture no sound Ɣ Check the Indicating lamp status Off Red Green or Orange Ɣ Check the connection of the Power Cord and or other cables Ɣ Check if the Main Power of the un...

Page 55: ...and Contrast lower 16 21 Ɣ The top of the television and surface of the panel heat up Ɣ It may happen when you use the unit for long hours Turn off the Main Power of the unit for a while Please note that this is not all function 22 Ɣ Image cannot be displayed in the correct position Ɣ Press Recall button to check if the input signal of the displayed image is compatible with the specification of th...

Page 56: ...PC input mode only abcdefgABCDEFGabcd abcdefgABCDEFGabcd Ɣ Try Auto Adjust Ɣ If the condition is not improved with Auto Adjust adjust Clock Phase till you get clearest image 35 Ɣ When the small patterns are displayed on the screen the entire screen is flickering PC input mode only Ɣ Try Auto Adjust Ɣ If the condition is not improved with Auto Adjust adjust Clock Phase till you get flicker free dis...

Page 57: ...input terminal RCA S video input terminal 1 L R audio input terminal RCA HDMI1 3 HDMI input terminal Input signals Composite video PAL SECAM NTSC3 58 NTSC4 43 PAL60 Component video 480i 576i 480p 576p 720p 50 720p 60 1080i 50 1080i 60 HDMI1 3 480i 576i 480p 576p 720p 50 720p 60 1080i 50 1080i 60 1080p 50 1080p 60 1080p 24 Output signals OUTPUT MONITOR composite video monitor output terminal RCA OU...

Page 58: ...ed N C 5 T M D S Data1 15 SCL 6 T M D S Data1 16 SDA 7 T M D S Data0 17 DDC CEC Ground 8 T M D S Data0 18 5V Power 9 T M D S Data0 19 Hot Plug Detect 10 T M D S Clock RGB terminal D sub 15 pin connector Pin Input signal 1 R 2 G 3 B 4 No connection 5 No connection 6 R GND 7 G GND 8 B GND 9 No connection 10 GND 11 No connection 12 SDA 13 H sync 14 V sync 15 SCL When different kinds of input signals ...

Page 59: ...1280 x 720 60 00 45 00 74 25 EIA 861D With HDMI INPUT Signal mode No Signal name Resolution Vertical frequency Hz Horizontal frequency kHz Dot clock frequency MHz Remarks 1 VGA 640 x 480 59 94 31 47 25 18 EIA 861D 2 576i 720 1440 x 576 50 00 15 63 27 00 EIA 861D 3 480i 720 1440 x 480 59 94 15 73 27 00 EIA 861D 4 576p 720 x 576 50 00 31 25 27 00 EIA 861D 5 480p 720 x 480 59 94 31 47 27 00 EIA 861D ...

Page 60: ...plays adjustment of Horizontal Position Vertical Position Horizontal Clock and Clock Phase Ⴠ The unit differentiates the signal modes according to the horizontal and vertical frequencies and the horizontal and vertical sync signal polarities Note that different signals having all these elements alike may be handled as the same signal With Multi Picture Function Ⴠ 2 Picture AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 Sub Main...